LOC/E-F/E5. Pioneers

Record Group Term

Identifier: LOC/E-F/E5

Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Wyona Eliza Surfus Gordon papers

Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 35025042629473]

Identifier: CB G659

Abstract

Wyona Eliza Surfus Gordon was an Oregon pioneer and school teacher. The collection consists of a detailed typewritten memoir of an overland wagon trip from Kansas to Oregon in 1883.

Dates: 1883

Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

William T. Newby papers

Collection

Identifier: A 088

Abstract

The William T. Newby Papers contain a variety of information about Newby's overland crossing from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trial in 1843. Newby was a member of the wagon train made famous by Jesse Applegate. The collection provides weather observations, account summaries, and personal experiences of living in and journeying to Oregon from 1843-1864.

Dates: 1843-1864